The main purpose of this mould was to cast pins for making rivets. But
in case it filled to the bottom, I added dubble conical pin heads, so I
could also use them as clothing pins.

Casting result

The first cast was fully succesful. From earlier attempts
to cast pins I never expected the mould to fill all the way to the bottom.
In the previous attempts I used clay tubes, instead of two part moulds.
Apparently the two part mould fills much easier. Afterwards I found that
there is a lot of mismatch between the two sides of the pinheads. So a
lot of work is needed to get them symmetrical. Therefore I've decided to
use modern tools for that. One of the pins has some charcoal inclusions
near the head, so I'll be using that one for rivets.

Finishing

The two pins on the left are worked using modern tools.
I then attempted to forge them to make them longer and thinner. This was
difficult as the metal is quite hard. I also lost a piece from one of them
when it broke while annealing the pin. The second pin from right is the
one I use for rivets. I got it hammered quite thin, but more work is required.
The pin on the far right is a new casting, which I cast in a differen mould.
This one doesn't have a lot of mismatch, so I'm finishing it authentically.

Finished pins

The two pins which I've finished with modern means have
been completed. They're significantly shorter then the originals on which
they are based, and they lack the decoration. Nonetheless they're quite
beautiful, which I'll definately use during the next season. Now rests
finishing the last cast pin and the pin which I'll use for rivets.